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Desert treasures
These came today! A new line for my Etsy shop... they are Rabari wedding shawls, of the Rabari people from the great Rann of Kutch in Gujurat.
They came in a hand sewn calico bag, sealing wax at either end. As I tipped them out, a little sand fell onto my bed, a little part of the great desert, their home. The desert heat still clung to them, and all the smells of India danced in my nostrils. They are sheer magic! How will I ever part with such beauties?
The rustic wool shawls are painstakingly handwoven on a backstrap loom, in two halves. After sewing the two halves together, they are tie dyed, lots of little stones are tied in the wool, it is dipped in natural plant dye made from madder root and tumeric. When the stones are untied, the pattern of orange or maroon dots results. The process maybe repeated over, to get dots of different shades.
Then the shawl is embroidered. Tiny pieces of mirror, little buttons, sequins,ribbon and rick-rack are all used to express the girls creativity and produce the most exquisite shawl or 'Ludi' for her marriage.
True textile treasure...i hope I can find them empathetic and loving homes
Desert treasures
These came today! A new line for my Etsy shop... they are Rabari wedding shawls, of the Rabari people from the great Rann of Kutch in Gujurat.
They came in a hand sewn calico bag, sealing wax at either end. As I tipped them out, a little sand fell onto my bed, a little part of the great desert, their home. The desert heat still clung to them, and all the smells of India danced in my nostrils. They are sheer magic! How will I ever part with such beauties?
The rustic wool shawls are painstakingly handwoven on a backstrap loom, in two halves. After sewing the two halves together, they are tie dyed, lots of little stones are tied in the wool, it is dipped in natural plant dye made from madder root and tumeric. When the stones are untied, the pattern of orange or maroon dots results. The process maybe repeated over, to get dots of different shades.
Then the shawl is embroidered. Tiny pieces of mirror, little buttons, sequins,ribbon and rick-rack are all used to express the girls creativity and produce the most exquisite shawl or 'Ludi' for her marriage.
True textile treasure...i hope I can find them empathetic and loving homes